Clicklogistics and Cardinal Partner to Deliver Comprehensive Transportation Solution.Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2001 Companies Leverage Technology and Trucking to Support Global Paper and Building Products Distributor Georgia Pacific Clicklogistics, Inc. and Cardinal Logistics Management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet , Inc. (Cardinal) today announced that they have successfully integrated Cardinal's dedicated delivery services and Clicklogistics' web-native transportation functionality to provide clients a seamless solution to address all of their logistics challenges. The announcement comes less than six months after Clicklogistics spun off from parent Cardinal and launched its web-native TMS TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (alternative medicine for depression) TMS Test Match Special (sports - cricket) TMS Texas Motor Speedway TMS Transportation Management System TMS Toyota Motor Sales , Clicklogistics Online(TM). Georgia-Pacific (G-P G-P Gel'fand - Pinsker (channel code) ) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GP), the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals, is the first beneficiary of this integrated approach. Cardinal is initially serving G-P's three corrugated cor·ru·gate v. cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing, cor·ru·gates v.tr. To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves. v.intr. plants in Lake Placid Lake Placid, village (1990 pop. 2,485), Essex co., NE N.Y.; settled 1850, inc. 1900. In the Adirondack Mts. at an altitude of 1,800 ft (549 m), the village surrounds Mirror Lake. It is a famous resort and sports center. , FL., Albany, GA. and Memphis, TN, while Clicklogistics Online is now in use at the Albany, GA. facility. Cardinal is providing G-P with a variety of services including identifying niche carriers to meet specific transportation needs, insuring multiple carrier availability for just-in-time (JIT JIT - dynamic translation ) orders and advising G-P of opportunities to guarantee backhauls from surrounding vendors and/or other G-P facilities in an effort to minimize rates. G-P is using Clicklogistics Online's unbundled order entry, load tendering and carrier assignment functions, which allow G-P to communicate electronically with non-dedicated carriers and manage invoices for outside carrier rates and tariffs. Clicklogistics Online is ideal for a company with decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. operations such as G-P. The system can be accessed from any location and there are no up-front license fees or long-term contracts, so new locations can begin using the system immediately. Cardinal and Clicklogistics see the G-P model as an ideal solution for larger decentralized shippers. "By offering our customers access to Clicklogistics Online, we enhance both our service offerings and the customer benefits," said Vin McLoughlin, chief executive officer of Cardinal. "We already have the best dedicated transportation operation in the country, and now we can tap the unique capabilities of the web to give our customers total control of their shipping activities." "This integrated approach is an ideal scenario for a company like Georgia-Pacific which requires dedicated shipping resources and has multiple locations with individual transportation management needs," added Tom Sanderson, chief executive officer at Clicklogistics. "Cardinal and Clicklogistics bring years of logistics expertise to bear on behalf of the client, giving them an optimal mix of technology and trucking." About Clicklogistics, Inc. Clicklogistics, Inc. gives shippers a better way to do business by allowing them to choose the precise combination of affordable logistics technology and professional logistics management services that meets their unique needs. Whether customers want to outsource some or all of their transportation management activities or need a powerful transportation management system to support in-house logistics teams, Clicklogistics has the solution. The company's services include Clicklogistics Online (a web-native transportation management system), logistics outsourcing services, logistics consulting, and spot transportation management. In May 2001, Clicklogistics was selected as a Top 100 Logistics Information Technology (LIT) provider by Inbound Logistics magazine. Clicklogistics, Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Boston, MA, and an affiliate of Cardinal Logistics Management Inc. To learn more about Clicklogistics, visit www.clicklogistics.com. To speak with a Clicklogistics sales representative, please call 866-254-2556 (866-Clicklogistics.) About Cardinal Logistics Management, Inc. (Cardinal) Cardinal is an integrated transportation solutions provider that uses dedicated shipping resources, extensive industry expertise and advanced technology to help companies optimize their supply and demand chains. Cardinal's logistics experts work directly with clients to develop and implement innovative solutions that turn their logistics operations from liabilities into strategic advantages. Cardinal customers include Fortune 50 companies within the retail, manufacturing and pulp and paper industries The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American (United States, Canada), northern European (Finland, Sweden) and East Asian countries (such as Japan). Australasia and Latin America also have significant pulp and paper industries. such as The Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box and Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, . Cardinal is headquartered in Concord, N.C. For more information about Cardinal, please visit www.cardlog.com. About Georgia Pacific Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals. With annual sales of approximately $27 billion, the company employs more than 85,000 people at 600 locations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. G-P's Web site is www.gp.com. |
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